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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric vehicles are parked at the PG&E Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
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California’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid

PG&E could secure up to $15 billion in federal loans for power grid modernization and clean energy projects across California.

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Indianapolis grapples with low compliance on energy benchmarking requirement for large buildings

Indianapolis faces low compliance with its energy benchmarking ordinance, requiring large buildings to report energy use by 2024.

FILE PHOTO: A man walks along Lake Erie in the election battleground city of Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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US Energy Department identifies three priority regions for electric transmission boost

DOE identifies three key regions for new electric transmission infrastructure to address rising demand and enhance reliability.

The new record comes after the Government announced plans to decarbonise the electricity grid by 2030 (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Britain’s turbines set new wind record ‘taking centre stage in clean energy mix’

Britain’s turbines set a new maximum wind record, topping 22,000 megawatts for the first time on Sunday, figures indicate.

The logo of the European Investment Bank is pictured in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, March 25, 2017. Reuters/Eric Vidal/ File Photo
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Italy’s Erg secures 243-million-euro EIB loan for renewable energy projects

The loan will cover more than 50 per cent of the total cost of projects as it is linked to REPowerEU, the EU's...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Norway and Estonia this week (PA)
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Starmer visits Norway as UK to launch green energy partnership

Keir Starmer is visiting Norway to announce plans for a green energy deal with the country before attending a defence summit in Estonia.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Andrew Furey, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding during an announcement in St.John's, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marked significant headway in a long-standing political standoff they had tried and failed to make.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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‘Breaking of gridlock’ between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers

A historic energy agreement ends a decades-long standoff, reshaping ties between Newfoundland, Labrador, and Quebec.

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How to successfully integrate solar and wind into electricity grids — anywhere

What Alberta and the world can learn from six global leaders in renewable energy integration on how to fit wind and solar power...

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